Score-card-holder attachment for golf bags



Novi 22, 1927. 1,650,070

J. P. HANSMAN ET AL SCORE CARD HOLDER ATTACHMENT FOR GOLF BAGS Filed May 11, 1925 Patented Nov. 22, 1927.

UNITEDY STATES PATENT oFEicE. y

JOHN P. HANSMAN AND MARCUS F. HANSLIA,

or Das MOINES, lIOWA.

SCORECARD-HOLDER ATTACHMENT ron `eoLFfBAers,

Application led May 11, 1925i. Serial No. 29,426.

holder` of thisfclass in which the "score lcard proper will be' 'firmly held in a flat manner j l n v A `body kportion at 12, as shown in Figure 3,

Vand then again away from the body portion against a flat base, and' at the same time the l contour of the holder adjacent to the bag will substantially fit 'along its edges to the golf bag, so

iirm support for the scorecard holder.

I A further object is to provide a .card

holder of this class in which a given size score card holder is all that is necessary fory use in connection with golf score cards of the various sizes, shapes and thicknesses g. and

Further to provide a holder ofthis character which is also designed to vreceive and hold a pencil. Y

Our invention consists in theconstruction,

arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter -more fully set forth, pointed out in our claims, and illustrated in the accompanyingfdrawings, in which: n n A' Figure 1 shows a perspective view of our improved score card holder detached.

Figurev 2 shows a iront. elevation of our,v

improved score cardholder applied to a golf bag with a score card and pencil therein.

' vFigure 3 shows a central, longitudinal,

applied to a portion of a golf bag.

Y V.Figure 4 shows an "end elevation taken from the top and illustrating our improved card holder applied toa portion of a golf bag to illustrate the manner in 'which the pencil holders engage the rounded'surface of the golf bag'to hold the score cardagainst rocking movement. f

Figure 5 shows an enlarged, detail, transtudinal,l sectional view through the lower endr that the golf bag will form a sectional view of ourimproved card holder verse section through one `edge of the card f ofthe card holder at vthe point where the card engaging edge engages the fiat base plate, and showing a portion of the card between the two to illustrate the card gripping structure.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, and particularly toFigure 1 thereof, it will be seen 'that our improved card holder com-- prises a body portion or writing 'body 10,

preferably made of sheet metal and flat. At-

one end thereof there? is an extension 1-1 curvedupwardly and then away `from the body portion 10, and then back toward the lateralprojection 15 and anend extension 16'- inclined in a vdirectionA opposite rom the point of extension-15. Near the bottom of the base plate 1() we have' formed a tongue 17 in 'the base member by forming a 5V,- shaped cut therein. Thisl tongue lis normally bent upwardly from the base memberlO, as shown'in Figure 1.

`In applying our ldevice; to' al golf bag the base 10 is placed against the outer surfaced" of" the open endfof the golf bag Vwith the eX- .tension12'engaging the inner surfacefthere'- @fand the'rodlion the inside ofthe golf bag. wWhen the rdevice is in proper position sol y ongthe golf bag,4 the rod 14V is pushed until I the sharpened projection 15 penetratesthe material offthef golf y bag, and also goes'V through the opening formed bythe V-shapedl tongue 17.7 Then after the pointed projec:` 'tion v15 has passed through both the golf bag'v and the opening 'in the plate 10, we preferably,v bend the V-shaped tonguel 17 downwardly substantially parallel withthe body l0, thus securely locking the projection 15 with its'end 16 resting upon the body'lO below the'tongue 17, -as lclearly shown in'Figureplnthis way, obviously,l a permanentv connection isfniade` without the use'of tools.

Both side edges of the base 10 are curvedy at 18 in a direction awaypfrom the writing face of the base 10, as shown in" Figure 5, and the edge member is then formed into a substantiallyrounded tube19, the edge por-I tion 20 of which projects slightlyy over the edge ofthe writing surface' of the lpart 10. This edge isv preferably curvedslightly'laway from the writing face 10, as shown in `Fi re 5, and spaced apart from this edge a s ort distanceA is a longitudinal groove' 21. shownl in Figure 5, for purposes hereinafter made clear. The score card proper is indicated by the numeralv 22.v

Near the lower endoithepartlO, wehave formed a raised rounded lug at 23, preferably one on each side of.- the part 10 at ay point where the rounded portion thereof will engage theadjacent surface-of the edge port-ion'. 2 0, sliownby dotted lines. in; Fig.

When the score-cardg22 is of a vsize andshape properly fitted to the holder, then it rests@ in,y theholder.- as shown in Figure. 4. That isI to.; say, withy its; entire bodyportion. flat, and! its. edges-A resting. in the groove2l,

which groove',3 under these. circumstances, seryesito limit the; lateral movement of the.

scorecardcin either direction. Furthermore,

under.l these.` same circumstances, the. lowen end-:oii,the/.scorei cardfisgripped-firmly by the. rounded, gripping: i members; 23, whlchyieldablyholditgagainstthe adjacent portion of the overlapping` member: 20,. as shown. in Figura- 6.

ln.- the. event; however, that.y the score card is'considerably wider? than' the writing` face of.v thehody, portion l0,l their its side* edges can be slightly curved while being-inserted in4 the. holder from theV open upper end. These. curved edges will then enter the pencil,` holders in. the manner indicatedl in Figure 5,.and1either-4 edge. may be extended into its adjacent pencil holder more.-or"less than' the other `as-l requiredt tor bring thatk portion of, theA score. card upon; whichA the score is.

j .kept accurately centeredf relative to the base` 10.y i

It. sometimes: happens however, that the score: card `is .of a width considerably in eX-v cess'oi' rthe. width of theV writingntace. 10, and whenv this.- con dition occurs, the operator simoldsf or doublesthe score card soithat the portion. thereof upon'.y which the I score is to. bekept is` of` about-thesame width as the' writingace 10, and 4then. hel inserts. the card,

in thisidoubled condition, into Ithe-scorecard holder in substantiallyt-he samefmanner as the single card 22? is.- inserted, as shown in Fi'guree.. Because. ofv the. facttha-t the-part 20 imaiy-freelyY springY toward and/from they base-120,7 thel device; will accommodate itself readily and easily-to.y cards otone, twoor threefthicknesses, or in the/doubled condition just're-ir'erredfto. Y

The downward movement of the card inA the holder is limited by rthe projection l5.

The cylindrical side edges of the body portion 10- perform several u'seitul?v functions ing a substantiallyflat writing table, the,

side`l edgesthereoi. being bent to substantiallyv tubular. tonni ina direction away.- fromv theA writing table means. for; attaching,the.de-

vice. to Va golffbag, said tubular portions:he:` ingk designed to` yengage the. adjacent portions Y of' a golf. and prevent tiltingimovenients of the'V writing table, theI freek edges of; said tubular` portions. beingy rebent;r to positionV overlapping the edges` of' the writingf table,

for yieldably 'retaining thel score card be tween said overlapping, edges and the writing table, saidtubular portions being? also :If-ormed with longitudinal grooves substantially in line with the writing` face of the writing table to serve as guides for the edges of a ii'at score card inserted on theA writingtable and underl the saidredges.,

2. A score card holder torgol. bags, com.

prisingin'combination a body portion ormi ing a vsubstantially fiat writing table, the

sideedgesthereof being` bent to substantially tubular form in a direction away from the writing table, means. for attachingthe de-` vice to a golfbag, said tubular portions being designed toiengage theadjacent portions of a golil biagmand prevent tilting movements ot'` the writing table, the reeedg'es` of'said tubularjportions being rebent'y to position overlappingthe edges of thejrwriting, table forvieldablyretainingl the score card between said overlapping`| edges andthe writing table, and rounded, 'projections eX- tendingrupwardly from the `writing table to-V ward the overlappingedgesfor score-card.

grippingV purposes.,v vJOHN i?. HANSMAN.

MARCUS F. HfilSlWtlii.` 

